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Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

                    Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards 
                           from their 2012 album Lonerism 

Intro: 
Bass tabbed for guitar: 
e|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
E|-3\--3\--3\--3\--| 

Keyboard: 
e|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----| 
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----| 
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----| 
E|----------------------------| 


Pause: 
"It feels like I..." 

Chorus: 
"...only go backwards, baby, 
Every part of me says "go ahead", 
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again, 
Feels like we only go backwards, darling" 
Since the synth just holds the 3 chords, I add in a rhythm to the strumming like this: 
    F major       C major      G minor             
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| 
G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4 
D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| 
A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------| 


Verse: 
"I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name" 
   D minor 
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 

"...(my name), 
But I hear it inside my head all day" 
   Cmaj7 
e|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
D|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

"When I realise I'm just holding onto the hope that..." 
   D minor 
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 

"...maybe your feelings don't show" 
   G major                                  G minor 
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--| 
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
A|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Chorus: 
"It feels like I only go backwards, baby, 
Every part of me says "go ahead", 
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again, 
Feels like we only go backwards, darling" 
    F major       C major      G minor             
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| 
G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4 
D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| 
A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------| 


Verse: 
"Seed of all this indecision isn't..." 
   D minor 
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 

"...me, oh no, 
'Cause I decided long ago, but..." 
   Cmaj7 
e|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
D|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

"...that's the way it seems to go when trying so hard to get to something..." 
   D minor 
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 

"...real, 
It feels" 
   G major                                  G minor 
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--| 
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--| 
A|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Chorus: 
"It feels like I only go backwards, darling, 
Every part of me says "go ahead", 
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again, 
Feels like we only go backwards, darling" 
    F major       C major      G minor             
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| 
G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4 
D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| 
A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------| 


Outro: 
Chorus: 
"It feels like I only go backwards, baby, 
Every part of me says "go ahead", 
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again, 
It feels like we only go backwards, darling 
It feels like I only go backwards, baby, 
Every part of me says "go ahead", 
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again, 
Feels like we only go backwards, darling" 
    F major       C major      G minor             
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| 
G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x8 
D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| 
A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| 
E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------| 

A guitar with weird effects on it comes in 
and plays these root notes behind the chords: 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| x8 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-------15--------------| 
E|-13----------15--------| 

End with echoed delay. 



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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| .   staccato 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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